Hello.

My focus is competitive mountain endurance—particularly skimo, trail racing, FKTs, and speed ascents—and occasional experiments in under-served sports.

Since 1996, I've pursued mountain sports from multiple perspectives: as a prairie-born beginner, a sponsored climber, a national-level skimo racer, a coach, and a lifelong student of endurance and performance.

My coaching philosophy was greatly influenced by Scott Johnston over the course of a 20-year dialogue on endurance training. I worked with Scott at Uphill Athlete before joining him again at Evoke Endurance in 2026. That same year, I became a Hintsa-Certified Coach, broadening my perspective beyond training to the wider factors that influence long-term performance.

This site is where I think in public. I write about training, mountain sports, coaching, and the occasional idea that doesn’t fit neatly into any of those categories.

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Coaching Highlights

• A doctor ran an FKT of El Tiede on Tenerife.
• A project manager won the Breaks Ultra.
• A 51-year-old lawyer ran an 80-minute half-marathon.
• A former Marine and vintner increased his aerobic threshold heart rate by 23%.
• A tech CEO father of four climbed the Grand Teton in a day.

Athletic Highlights

• Represented Canada at the ISMF World Championships
• Increased my aerobic threshold pace by 27% over six years
• Climbed 5.13c, M9, and a lot of WI6+
• Completed the first ascent of Howse of Cards (VI M7- WI6 X, 1065m)
• Set multiple speed records in the Ruth Gorge of Alaska and made several difficult first ascents in the Canadian Rockies

For mountain sport coaching inquiries, please email coach@evokeendurance.com or fill out the Evoke Endurance Intake Form.

For any other questions or comments—or for an introduction to Hintsa Performance—please get in touch.